parabolic antenna; satellite dish; parabolic reflector
Commonly refers to a parabolic antenna or dish for satellite TV, radio telescopes, or parabolic microphones. Often used as an abbreviation of パラボラアンテナ.
See also: パラボラアンテナ
A satellite dish is installed on the roof.
Receive satellite broadcasts with a parabolic antenna.
Mathematical term for the plane curve; less common in everyday speech than the antenna sense. The Japanese term 放物線 (ほうぶつせん) is more explicit for the geometric curve.
See also: 放物線 (ほうぶつせん)
We learned the equation of a parabola in math class.
We installed a satellite dish on the roof.
We receive satellite broadcasts using a parabolic dish.